On The 20th Anniversary Of His Death, Our 10 Favorite John Candy GIFs

John Candy died one of the saddest celebrity deaths of all-time. The SCTV great was down in Mexico filming Wagons East!, and after cooking some lasagna for his assistants, he went to sleep in his hotel bed. He died shortly thereafter of a heart attack. That was 20 years ago today. If Candy was still alive, he’d be only 63 years old, and hopefully still making comedies as timeless as National Lampoon’s Vacation, Stripes, Little Shop of Horrors, Spaceballs, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and Home Alone. Alas.

@HuhSJ: No doubt! The omission of Blues Brothers makes me even more sad while reading this article and watching these GIFs. I can remember where I was in ’94 when I heard the news that Candy died and I will alwayyys.. aw dammit! Too much dust in here for me to finish my thoughts. RIP Del Griffith.

I would also like to add The Great Outdoors as one of John Candy’s all time greats. If you have ever been camping with your family or have an annoying uncle who knows everything, you will identify with this movie in a heartbeat.